Mortality from external causes in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance System Sites

• Main Authors: P. Kim Streatfield (Author), Wasif A. Khan (Author), Abbas Bhuiya (Author), Syed M.A. Hanifi (Author), Nurul Alam (Author), Eric Diboulo (Author), Louis Niamba (Author), Ali Sié (Author), Bruno Lankoandé (Author), Roch Millogo (Author), Abdramane B. Soura (Author), Bassirou Bonfoh (Author), Siaka Kone (Author), Eliezer K. Ngoran (Author), Juerg Utzinger (Author), Yemane Ashebir (Author), Yohannes A. Melaku (Author), Berhe Weldearegawi (Author), Pierre Gomez (Author), Momodou Jasseh (Author), Daniel Azongo (Author), Abraham Oduro (Author), George Wak (Author), Peter Wontuo (Author), Mary Attaa-Pomaa (Author), Margaret Gyapong (Author), Alfred K. Manyeh (Author), Shashi Kant (Author), Puneet Misra (Author), Sanjay K. Rai (Author), Sanjay Juvekar (Author), Rutuja Patil (Author), Abdul Wahab (Author), Siswanto Wilopo (Author), Evasius Bauni (Author), George Mochamah (Author), Carolyne Ndila (Author), Thomas N. Williams (Author), Christine Khaggayi (Author), Amek Nyaguara (Author), David Obor (Author), Frank O. Odhiambo (Author), Alex Ezeh (Author), Samuel Oti (Author), Marylene Wamukoya (Author), Menard Chihana (Author), Amelia Crampin (Author), Mark A. Collinson (Author), Chodziwadziwa W. Kabudula (Author), Ryan Wagner (Author), Kobus Herbst (Author), Joël Mossong (Author), Jacques B.O. Emina (Author), Osman A. Sankoh (Author), Peter Byass (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Mortality from external causes, of all kinds, is an important component of overall mortality on a global basis. However, these deaths, like others in Africa and Asia, are often not counted or documented on an individual basis. Overviews of the state of external cause mortality in Africa...